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| [University of Connecticut] at 20:42 14 January 2015 South Dakota is perhaps best known for its pegmatites, which...which are so numerous that a close-up view of the presidents on Mount Rushmore shows that their faces...uninteresting without the i i Black Hills in the extreme western part of the slate. The uplift and subsequent...subsequent erosion of the Black Hills are responsible for the accessibility of South Dakota’s itbundant and...locations. Because much of the Black Hills is National Forest, it is available to the miner, prospector, and |
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| STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA Nils Boe, Governor MINERALOGY OF THE BLACK HILLS by WILLARD LINCOLN ROBERTS...Associate in Mineralogy Museum of Geology, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and GEORGE RAPP...Geological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology With the Editorial Assistance of...Mineralogy South Dakota School of Mines and Technology BULLETIN NUMBER 18 of the South Dakota School of...of Mines and Technology Rapid City, South Dakota PUBLICATIONS STAFF F. L. Partlo J. T. Thomas President |
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| sediments; the erosional products of some 200 million years. Few, if any Mesozoic rocks appear within the state...Pleistocene debris. The state was buried completely four times by Ice Age glaciers, leaving the land surface...nearly level but with some fairly rugged low hills in the southeastern corner. There are few localities containing...worthwhile gems or minerals, although excavations in the underlying black, Upper Devonian (New Albany) shales...ranks first in the nation in the production of limestone and dolomite, and second in the production of |
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| MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...is the only book to present this verified, comprehensive information, and is designed to lead the amateur...location guide, by state, organized describes tested digging under the names of the nearest towns and...guide the reader to the exact locations where particular gems can be found. The directions to the many...explanation of h< to recognize the rock formation* which gems occur. The tabular Gem HiJ linear information |
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| sediments; the erosional products of some 200 million years. Few, if any Mesozoic rocks appear within the state...Pleistocene debris. The state was buried completely four times by Ice Age glaciers, leaving the land surface...nearly level but with some fairly rugged low hills in the southeastern corner. There are few localities containing...worthwhile gems or minerals, although excavations in the underlying black, Upper Devonian (New Albany) shales...ranks first in the nation in the production of limestone and dolomite, and second in the production of |
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| for Rock Hounds in the United States SOUTH DAKOTA This northwestern Great Plains state varies from nearly...elev. From 1,000’ on the eastern border with Montana and Iowa to 3,500’ along the western boundary with...with Wyoming. In the far western counties of Lawrence, Meade, Custer and Pennington the land rises abruptly...abruptly into the 6,000 sq. mi. Black Hills region enclosed by the Belle Fourche and Cheyenne rivers. These...These pine covered mountains, higher than the Alleghenies, culminate in Harney Peak in southern Pennington |
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| HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...telling everything the collector needs to know, from how to find specimens in the field, to testing procedures...them to maximum advantage. The book features a directory of locations the United States, Canada, and...reaching the This volume part tells is how equipment sites. divided into three sections. The first...first to hunt specimens in the field— the that is necessary, the safety precautions to take, likely places |
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| telling everything the collector needs to know, from how to find specimens in the field, to testing procedures...them to maximum advantage. The book features a directory of locations in the United States, Canada, and...directions for reaching the sites. This volume is divided into three sections. The first part tells how...how to hunt specimens in the field-the equipment that is necessary, the safety precautions to take, likely...look, the etiquette of collecting-and how to polish, classify and catalog, arrange, and preserve the specimens |
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| Illinois ILLINOIS Known as the Prairie State, Illinois exhibits a length of 378 miles and a width of... sloping slightly to the southwest. Containing more than 275 rivers, the state is bounded along ¾ of...primarily the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. The highest elevations are the Mounds along the northern borders...even though the state produces more sandstone, silica sand and Fluorspar than any other state in America...is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift of the Late Pleistocene |
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| Illinois ILLINOIS Known as the Prairie State, Illinois exhibits a length of 378 miles and a width of... sloping slightly to the southwest. Containing more than 275 rivers, the state is bounded along ¾ of...primarily the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. The highest elevations are the Mounds along the northern borders...even though the state produces more sandstone, silica sand and Fluorspar than any other state in America...is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift of the Late Pleistocene |
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| Journal of the Rocks and Minerals Association April, 1942 Vol. 17, No. 4 2Sc Whole No. 129 THE ROCKS...Box 29, Peekskill, N. Y. Organized in 1928 for the increase and dissemination of mineraloiiC knowledge...courses in these subjects introduced in the curricula of the public school systems; to revive a general...encourage the search for new minerals that have not yet been discovered; and to endeavor to secure the practical...foundation in 1928, the Rocks and Minerals Association has done much to promote the interest in mineralogy |
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| over mqst of the surface with quartz round the edges. The bottom edge is 13cm long. The back and all...have been cut. I think the overall appearance of the l1 prehnite overcomes the cut edges ! Copper Valley...Wessels mine, Kalahari Manganese field N. Cape, South Africa £30 11 LABRADORITE cut and polished piece...FORSTERITE good sharp pale green single crystal 1.5 xlcm The base has been sawn flat so it stands up. Mansehra...veinlet on top of Spurrite , the Hillebrandite is all over the top of the piece but not fully exposed |
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| for Rock Hounds in the United States NEBRASKA This rectangular Great Plains state rises 4,460’ east to...300’, yet so imperceptibly. The highest elevation, 5,424’, almost straddles the extreme southwestern corner...both Colorado and Wyoming. The subsurface rock strata of the entire state are all undisturbed sedimentaries:... limestone, shale and clay, with the oldest formation lying in the southeastern corner where Pennsylvanian...erosional debris spreading out from the Rocky Mountains as they rose during the Larimide revolution of 100 million |
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| REPRODUCED I N ANY FORM W I T H O U T THE EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION O F THE PUBLISHER. PUBLISHED B Y L A P...PRESS SAN D I E G O , C A L I F. WHAT IS PROBABLY THE WORLD'S FINEST APOPHYLLITE CRYSTAL, CENTREVILLE,...and to my husband Albert who focused that love on the world of gems and minerals. PREFACE Mose Are m o...help bring you the t r u e picture o f a fabulous area t o fay_ M i c e the collecting in the East is different...different in many respects :ollecting in the West, and also since some o f you m a y - : o t h e h o b |
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| reddish, slightly oolitic, occurs 30 feet beneath the surface of a knoll IV2 miles east of Center, Cherokee...Vandergrift, Penn., for the following item on 3 new uranium minerals found in Arizona. The item is from Chemical...place as a coating about % inch thick on gypsum in the oxidized zone and about 40 feet above water level...producer of gold, silver, lead, and zinc. The source of the uranium not known. But complete analyses,...crystallographic data have been prepared to define the minerals. Another rare uranium mineral, not altogether |
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| Indian ruins and "Crossing of the Fathers." GO while you can into the untouched land of wonders and beauty...beauty. 12 full days of exciting experience in the land of many yesterdays :•(,'(>. Sailings: June 11...Pipe Wells Hotel Death Valley California Home of the Famous Annual BURRO-FLAPJACK CONTEST Stove Pipe...renowned author and explorer. It continues under the personal management of Mrs. George Palmer Putnam...1 to June 1 HEY ADVENTURERS! — Boat the Modern Way — Travel the Scenic River Canyons, Colorado. San Juan |
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| in Chaco Canyon National Monument, New Mexico. OLD PROSPECTOR'S TALE DESERT GLASS By B. R. BRADLEY...amethystine splendor captive hoi holds The long, lonely days of the desert ssun. Imprisoned within its lovely...A white man beats a different drum In asking for the rains to come. His tiny rhythmic thunder made With...ordained, (The test tubes show how much it rained.) Failure is but a fault in ritual. The unfamiliar...unhabitual Supplication to the unknown When laboratory seeds are thrown To the mercy of winds that seldom |
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| The Minerals of New York City Copyright held by author Downloaded by [University of Cambridge] at...spite of the dense urban environment, it is still possible to collect mineral specimens within the boundaries...York City (NYC) was arguably the most exposed and excavated area in the United States, possibly matched...lines, and the underground railroad, sewer, water, and steam tunnels that crisscross the city. To cite...example, JOHN H. BETTS the 1903–1913 excava215 West 98th Street, No. 2F tion for the New York New York City |
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| contrasting light and da rk h 111e. A very bnautiful old-timer. 4x4x2 . . .. . .. ........... . 12.50 DANBURITE...Contents for January - February, 1950 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ............................................................................. A DESCRIPTION OF THE QUARTZ MINERALS FOUND AT BAYARD, NEBR. By Rit-hard...············ ················· ··········· · GARNETS IN THE LAND DOWN UNDER. PART I. By / ohn N. Train er...... ARIZONA STATE FAIR MINERAL SHOW. By Ida Sn1ith ............................ WHAT ABOUT THE COLLECTOR-DEALER |
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| Google as part of an ongoing effort to preserve the information in books and make it universally accessible...https://books.google.com GEORGIA ILMER MARBLE ,.COUNTY BLUFF FRONTISPIECE I. PLATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...S. YEATES , State Geologist 46 BULLETIN , No. 1 With the Compliments of .. The State Geologist....Geologist ATLANTA, GA. THE FRANKLIN PRINTING AND PUBLISHING CO. GEO. W. HARRISON, State Printer, Manager 1894... G .COUNTY EORGIA MARBLE ,BLUFF ILMER FRONTISPIECE I. PLATE With the Compliments of .... The State |
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| IgtmmtSlTY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from University... CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU FERRY BUILDING, SAN FRANCISCO ^LETCHER HAMILTON State Mineralogist...[December, 1917 San Francisco] REPORT XV OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST Mines and Mineral Resources OF PORTIONS...CALIFORNIA Chapters of State Mineralogist's Report Biennial Period 1915-1916 CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE...Statement xxiii Participation of the California State Mining Bureau in the Panama-Pacific International Exposition |
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| Newark. N. J. APOPHYLLITE, PATERSON, N. I. From the CATALOHI'F. or ROY Hovrmu, New York City. .ETHEg...Matter at the New York, N. Y., Post 01500, March 19, 1894.] VOL. VI MARCH, 1899. No. 1. For The Mineral...VALIANT. PART I. SAINT LAWRENCE COUNTY is the largest in New York State, having an area of about 2,900...miles. It is bounded on the northwest by the St. Lawrence River, and is drained by the Oswegatchie, Grass...miles long. The soil is fertile and vegetation abundant. The eastern half of the county is largely covered |
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| have been visited by the author . All of them have yielded good mat.erial ·in the past. But conditions...being bought . up from owners, the rai -lroads and the government : Many of the new owners do not want collecting...collecting on their property. The status of localities may change at any time. The author has tried, so far...possible, to report the collecting status of localities at the time of writing -- BUT -THE INCLUSION OF ANY...BOOK DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE AREAS DESCRIBED WILL REMAIN OPEN IN THE FUTURE. _INCLUSION HERE IS AN |
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| CGEOA Single copy 25¢ CALIFORNIA “eases QUARRY T0 MILL BBY PIPELINE IN THIS Society Mineral MINERAL...1973. Quarry to mill by pipeline Association of Engineering Geologists Annual Meeting State Geologists...covering in the million Convention Center Nevada. The theme The divided ternoon of the three-day...program into 32 morning sessions For further tact the tral Expressway, covering Society Engineers...Engineers of AIME, 75206. Telephone in Las of the solutions will and 14 information of 6200 basic con- |
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| L. STUCKEY, STATE GEOLOGIST BULLETIN NUMBER 56 TALC DEPOSITS OF THE MURPHY MARBLE BELT BY EARL...PUBLISHED IN COOPERATION WITH THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JASPER L. STUCKEY...MINERAL RESOURCES JASPER L. STUCKEY, State Geologist North Carolina state Library Raleigh BULLETIN NO. 56...DEPOSITS OF THE MURPHY MARBLE BELT By EARL C. VAN HORN PREPARED AND PUBLISHED IN COOPERATION WITH THE TENNESSEE...TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JASPER L. STUCKEY, NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION |
